St Andrews Shell Island Adventures - Panama City, Florida

Mary N.

St. Andrew’s State Park is hands down one of my favorite parks! 😍 I love spending the day exploring the natural beauty and relaxing on the gorgeous beach 🏖️. The views are stunning, and there’s nothing quite like taking a sunset cruise and watching dolphins swim while the sun sets over the horizon. It’s the perfect spot to unwind and enjoy everything nature has to offer. Highly recommend for anyone looking to relax and reconnect with the outdoors

B C.

We did the dolphin shell island adventure. It was wonderful !!!! Captain Angie was so knowledgeable and fun!!! She took us to great spots. She even helped us with our new snorkel gear!! HIGHLY recommend spending some time with her. 😀😀

M B. (. K. T.

Rented a pontoon boat for half-day rental. Clean boat and kind instructor doing the walk-through. Had a great time snorkeling and swimming, shell hunting on Shell Island. Great experience!

Katie S.

I went on both the Dolphin Snorkel Tour and the Dolphin Sunset Cruise. Both were incredible and I'd highly recommend. The sunset cruise was more laid back, and a good ambience for a good photos, conversation, and dolphin viewing. It was a great end to the day. However, being an adventurous person, Captain Angie with the Snorkel Tour really was the best! I loved it so much, I actually went twice; solo on the first day and with a partner on the second! Despite the weather and water conditions post hurricane, Angie did an amazing job of helping us see dolphins, getting in at a variety of locations to explore, and being incredibly flexible for the weather and conditions. She knew I was going both days and planned new areas to explore on both days, so it was like a new trip! She was very personable and has an extensive background in both the area and industry and it definitely comes out in her tour. When we had another guest who was nervous about getting in, Angie even jumped in to help show her around. I would highly recommend this tour!!

Anant B.

We were hoping to find some cool unique shells for sure but the shells were no different from the shells we found on the public beach.

Ferry was & crew was good & they tried to do their best. Would I recommend someone to go to shell island?

If you are looking for a great beach, less crowds definitely pay $30+ in ferry & St. Andrews entry fees then do that but you can do that at public beach as well. Apart from protected island status there is nothing special here.

Julie H.

We went on a cold, gray day, but had a great boat ride with Captain Kit and Dalton. Shells weren’t great, but it depend on the day. I am sure this place is stunning on a nice day, but we still enjoyed it nonetheless…because of Captain Kit and Dalton.

Ronda P.

We went to shell island on the St. Andrews ferry and had a great afternoon on this very private beautiful beach. Well worth the trip out there. We also went on the sunset dolphin cruise at St. Andrews, one night. It was great we saw lots of dolphins and had a great sunset. The crew is super friendly and fun! Definitely recommend both of these excursions! Better yet we had buy one get one tickets! Super deal! (Good through March 31) Coupons are at the jetty camp store at the park.

Katharine A.

We had such a great time. The crew on the shuttle were so nice and knowledgeable. They even let my 3 and 6 year old “drive” the boat. The island was very pretty and I loved how it wasn’t crowded. The cost was worth it to my family. If we lived closer we would go often! Next time we are around, it’s something we will do. Thank you again for giving my crazy kids a special experience.